TY - JOUR
T1 - Dissolution of Mercury from Amalgam into Saline Solution
AU - Okabe, T.
AU - Ferracane, J.
AU - Cooper, C.
AU - Matsumoto, H.
AU - Wagner, M.
PY - 1987/1
Y1 - 1987/1
N2 - Dissolution of mercury from amalgams and some intermetallic compounds found in the amalgam structure, such as γ1, γ2, and β1, was examined during one week of aging in 0.9% NaCl solution at 37°C. The amount of mercury released from γ1(30.2 μg/cm2) was at least 13 times that released from amalgam (0.5 - 2.2 μg/cm2) and five times that released from β1(5.7 μg/cm2). γ2 released the least amount of mercury (0.46 μg/cm2). The study revealed that as high as 55% of the mercury ions liberated from the amalgams and the amalgam phases was adsorbed onto the walls of the vials in which the specimens were aged.
AB - Dissolution of mercury from amalgams and some intermetallic compounds found in the amalgam structure, such as γ1, γ2, and β1, was examined during one week of aging in 0.9% NaCl solution at 37°C. The amount of mercury released from γ1(30.2 μg/cm2) was at least 13 times that released from amalgam (0.5 - 2.2 μg/cm2) and five times that released from β1(5.7 μg/cm2). γ2 released the least amount of mercury (0.46 μg/cm2). The study revealed that as high as 55% of the mercury ions liberated from the amalgams and the amalgam phases was adsorbed onto the walls of the vials in which the specimens were aged.
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U2 - 10.1177/00220345870660010701
DO - 10.1177/00220345870660010701
M3 - Article
C2 - 3476540
AN - SCOPUS:0023140401
SN - 0022-0345
VL - 66
SP - 33
EP - 37
JO - Journal of dental research
JF - Journal of dental research
IS - 1
ER -